Loose-leaf binder and leaf therefor.



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enviemos es@ ies' e, len, seni no @essieis olf-loose leaf binders in which there are provided leaf impaling ineens or posts relelively lined in the inder and cooperating therewith seperate end independent leef iinpiiling ineens or posts adopted to be removed from -Vtlvsbimlor with en?! deeied quantity or number of the' leaves inipeled thereon 4in such n wey iis to hold such removed leaves in nlinement while the ostsfperinonently .fixed in tliebinderrorefe eptedto .Similarly 2@ retain in nlnement the leaves that remain in hindern ":nr: -v 'i it frequently heppens in inserting, femovng and'cliengnsfthe leaves .in such o hinder that ,they become dsarrangedf und placed bottom or wrong side up end. it is tliezpiirpose oli-my gresent invention to pref.. the ltwesin the binder:-

vent the insertiono `.mengside up and also ,to provide `ineens 'for detecting, before :in attempt is mode loV insert. them in the ginder, any leaves which lieve 1heen Wrong side up in the pile of lecves -to be inserted.'

Clhe accompanying drawings sinonI my in: v ventlon ns embodied in o binder ofthe above e, ,3

which there iiiepiovidcd tiavo cover ineens eiich ilexiblyconnectsd toconnecting meniliers and the connectingmembers in turn iexihly,coiinectedytolo Common' heele meinf il bei'. @ne of the connecting members is pro-l vided Pwith impiilingcposts xed therein ond such-posts iiiecconfcrmedet their u per orA free ends ,tof receive n I locliing mec enism c'iiri'ied by-tlieeuppcr connecting member 'and vided with four lholes for receiving t e impeling posts, two of the holes located 'to re-4 ceive the'xed impuliiigpostsandithe other tivo located toreeeve impaling posts carried any. removable membervthrougli thefopenings in which the first mined impeling post-s sreiiidopted to engage.v s

rlilie accompanying .drawings illustrating such azbinder are iis ollovvsi Figurel shows in diagrammatic elevation l gpeieoetiqe of imm seitens.

connectingineniliei c there is hound loe ins'- meehsmsm @dented to relesebly @ses Pelles posts o sind n1- niiined class-of o Well linownpettexn inthe leaves inthe binder areprefer'abl pro-2Y Y the location of the holes e1 :ind c in i leaves determines which side up such ler-ves BNDEB AND Patented Nov. i:

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the relative errongeinent of the plates cci rying theimpsling este. Fig. 2 shows in. perspectivesuch n finder opened out sind with the upper und removable post carrying plsteremoved with s portion of the leaves therewith removed which are shown placed bottom sd RIP lll Fig. i, While Fig. 3 shows in len View ythe arrengement ci the holes in 51e back edge of one off the leeves.

Siiniliii erts iure designated by similar @51 reference cierecters throughout the severed ii unes of the dievvings.

the oever memes.-

) ind c are the connecting meinbeifs ierii en,

bly connected to the ,cover members J3 and ton common beclg ineinbeif the ilegible incnilier b is bound the lo peling post cerifying plete b1 end within ti thenotclies in tlieup er and free edges o the o sts n, sind 1i?, Wliicli posts extend npom sind ire secured in plsce in laite- 1- .oiiiid into the connecting menten .These posts o end e* enses@ thousli openings el and e2V in the leeves S. The upper removable post carrying plete l? ce# ries tivo osts p end p1 adopted to e through Sie openings e end cf in the S sind the plete P lies openings theretliion J to receive'tiie upper jree ends ci the ireit will be noticed tlisit'tlie post g) is se lociited that the hole c thereioi is zi distsnce iroin the leit hond edge of elle iis seen in liiig, 8, then the opening c3 posi tioned, in receive the post p1, is fiom the right hand edge of the leiiii".y ln n siiniler wey end for s similar reason the opening c2 is located n greater distance irom the right hond edge ci the leef S, es seen in Fig. t5, than the opening e* is from the left hond edge. Again the posts p and p1 are so posif tioned that the openings c and c3 respeer tively therefor are different distances :trein the hiicli'edge of the leaf, similarly the opsnings el undo? are located diicren't distances from the bzicl; edge of the lest. in the insertion of the leaves in the hinder the plete P with the posts p endp is removed must be inserted in the binder and over the posts lnJ and n1.

abl'yfvertical toene of such opposite edges, or such posts may be arranged unsymmetrically'withreerence.to ythe leaves in both Asuch'iab'ove'Irin'tio'n'ed Ways and again the fimpalinsrl postscarried by one late may be arranged unsymmotricallyl Wit relation to the .impaling posts carried by the other plate. Still, again, the impaling posts may be` so' arranged and positioned that 'the Ileaves may be inserted over the posts carried `by either one or both ofsuch plates with such posts engaging only in theproper :corresponding openings therefor in the leavesl The v-locatidns'of-itheIg holesflfoatireireiviniggf'Iv the posts p and p1 inthe leaves S determine which side up such leaves are ,to be ,inserted y over the posts and p1 when any such leaves inserted t ereover whenthe platen? 1s.I removed and occupies a. position substantiaiiygsuch as,indicatedin'Fi .sflhusit will be seen that by reason or the arrange,A

gui 4 ment of the impallng posts m each of the i ases and bland of the corresponding ho.,-s inthe leaves S `fo'r"r'eeeiving theme" nieans'is provided for prev'entinglthe:inse-r1li tion of the leaves overthefposts 1n the plate E? or the'nosts in' theplate b1 wrongv side up.'"

wie however; we underside-d' manna plate f is 'removed'j 'from theI bindery afnd placed, asindic'ated in Fig. '4"yvith the 'posts gfandp extending' upwardly' therefrom that any leaves inserted tlier'e'over are. tobe placed; with the reverse side'upr from what. they would be iinsertedy directly over'l ithe posts a and@1 carried'by the 'late' bfand that as the mass of'su'chl leaves "t usimpaled on the posts p and p? is turnedithe' vother side oivhen inserted'ln the binder. vAgainfit l be understood thatfin-a 'ile of leaves S diese-.of whichlsideiup tliie pile is placed eaves that' 'are 'wrongside u relatively to t-he're'stof the 'leavesin thepi e are read-- ily detectedtby the 'lacle'o'jalinement of the .fes'inay'bdrem'oved andiplaeed rig tside berore their insertion overy the unoalmg or'tne"binder:"",lThe locationot e--im-l i.; ing posts relatiy'e to thefends 'and sides of the member carrylnethem adorais an"i`nd1` 4,.: .e .1

cnaronordetermming which -sioe up the are'tobe insertedjthereover:'fil .From theforegoingl)description ofi the nbeve indicated embodimentthereof it'i's'fbei eyed that my invention andithe yapplication and method of using thesame is 'sufficiently einer to call for no further brsplanotionheroin.. l may call attention, however; to the eiiowingpointsw@ I 'j rheessential feature of myI present inven-l tion consists then in such anv arrangementof the irnpalingl posts of` a looseleaf binder the general ciaracter above described, that oaf-"leaves havingl o enin'gs therein correspondinnglyl positione to receive jthe'- impaling posts may be insertedl over all such impaling posts with only one and the same and corresponding side-.thereof uppermost.= f

nroarryingiout myjmventionthe posts may be unsymmetrically disposed Aas'desircd in one or more or in all of the different 'says ldescribed as vfollows,- viz x-"Jllhe impaiposts -inayi be arranvedfunsyrnmetri'cally vetowthelleaves a opted to' use inthe ier 'with reiferenc'oieither'to the two o s ed z `of lthe leaves adjacent to t ie dig-es 1 thereof# or :with reference to la une extending betveensuchy tivo opposite edges and bearing a definite relation, preferoeeningsfl therethrough' and i 'such' mis lacedt It' 1s of course'understoodthat thereniust f be such'coperation as tothe conformation of the impalingmembers and the o enings in the leaves therefor as to secure'an vmain- ;tain alinement'of the leavesA in the binder. It will of `course be understood thatat leastfthreei-impaling members are required f fin order that t symmetrical relation as to prevent the in- 1 lsertion thereover of -a leaf 'having corresponding and ycorrespondingly positioned o eninfrs therein, exceptwith only one side iol the'leaf uppermost. K l .What I claim is:

1. lna looseleaf binder in combination vwith suitabley supporting means therefor, two relatively movable and separate ser'es i' of yimpalingmembersfior and holding the leaves saidy impalinrr lmembers 1,unsyinnietrically` sposed Whereoy leaves, ghavlng openings therein 'correspondre conformed and positioned, may be -ins thereoverwith'only/onefandlthe same corresponding'side of eaclrone thereo upl ipermost: i Quin a iwi-th 'suitable supporting means therefor two relatively movable and separat-e pairs or iinpalnirfineinbers `ior engaging; and hold ingr-he l leaves, said iin )a members un symmetrically disposev whereby rear/s having;` openings therein corresponding* `conformed and positioned, may be inserted iinalinement thereoverrnth only one and. lthe same and corresponding@1 side of each one thereof uppermost.l l

3. In a loose leaf' binder in combination with suitable supporting means therefor, tworelatively movable and separate series 'of impaling .members forzengaging and holding tha-leaves, thefim aling members of one series' unsymmetrica ly disposed relativelyto'fthe impaling members of the otlrerseriesflwhereby leaves, having openingsitherein correspondingly conformed and'positioned, may be' inserted over the iinpaling members with only one and the same and corresponding side or each s Ionefthereoi` uppermost.

' Al. ln a loose leaf binder in combination with suitable supporting means therefor.

ey may be placed insuch un-` loose leaf binder in combination h 1 Zhi holding `tl1e'le,eves, seid impeling BEST AVAILABLE COP reletvelimineveblennd essere@ series' o1? impeling members for engeging and- .ibe leaves the in elngimembers e series ensysimetrieefly.diseosed rel-.-

einer to, the ,imonline-membersinfile: l

einer series end .elsoreletively'to the 0912011 sie edges ofi leefvesiedepted tense. in the 't der 'unissent to their beck edgesfvlherelv es, having openings therein correspo sin v conformed land.positioned.to receive'.

tiiefiinoeline .members o-botnseriesi, my be seemed in. elnement. .over tbeeininehn ninbers o one series `vvitli only, one en f tbe eeniennd .correspondingvside .of enchy one tliereo uppermost. .1 v.

ln e looseilenibinder incombine-tion i suitable xsuniooeittingvAineensitberefor, tivo reletivelv moveble 'end seperate series of impsling members gior engaging end.-

i., holding tbe leaves; tbe'fimeling .members positioned tberefor o ln n loose 'leaf :bindery in combination with suitable I ysupporting` .Ineens therefor, tivo relatively movable sind A.seperate series oziiiinpeling members orengsging and i .'.xnembers Wmiinnietrienlly disposed vWherebv rlenves,

fing r openingsy therein correspondingly i stormed nndpositioned, `)may be inserted- 'tin eover with only one and the seme-end,

c eenonding; side of eecbf one thereof un ermoet end leaves onthe binder having corssnonding ond cornespondinglyf osi-4 tionedopenmgs theeeinopereting to old tbewleeves lnelinementon the impelmg e; :neinberso one series'independently;otliei imonline; members of the othereemes l" .1f-in n loose leef :b1nden 1n ycombination with suitable .supporting zmenne,.`.therefor tive relatively movable nndlseparnte pairso i. imgoeling members forf engaging and=ho1dingf-tiiezleeves, seid imY nlin ,':members'unsvnmeirieelly dispose vv ereby. leaves, lieving openings therein correspondingly eonfosmed yand positioned.l may lee-inserted in niincinent tbereovery vwith .onlydone' fend tbe seine sind corresponding; sidefoiencli M impone-oost' leev'es in'r the fing-1 corresponding ends corre- Uiy' floositionedqopeninge therein op'- eieting; to bold tbe leaves in :ilinemont on vngly conforme 'thgjvjgnpeling members of one series indetbe pendently of: the impeling members of other series@ n-..f. .y\- Y f 8Min e .loose f yleer binder in combineehion with suitable supporting menne .tb/crean', 5

tivo .reletively i movable nnd seperate series ofnimpeling `members -iorengeging one. hillding the ylenves, i. the impnling' membeijs o fpne seriesvnneymmetrieelly disposed reietively @to the impnling members of the other-series ywhereby =lesves,'.vlieving open ings -,:lierein correspondingly conformed sndpositionedlmny be inserted over ell the impnling'members with only one and these-vmekend corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost end leaves :for the binder .having corresponding and correspondingly positioned openings therein ersting. to hold the leaves in nlinement. on the impeling members of one series independently of the impeling members of the other'. series.-

9. ln n loose leaf binder in combinntion with suitable support-ing ineens tboreor,

-tivovneletively movable and sepnrete series of-,fimpsling members for engaging and holding' tbe leaves, the im sling member o one seriesunsymmetriceily disposed relativelgyl to the impaling members of the othenseriesend alsoreletivelyito the opposite-edges vof leavesrndepted-to use in the binder adjacent lto their beck edges whereby leeves, having o Ieningsftherein correspondand positioned to receive the,impnling members of both series, moy

-be-inserted 1n alinement over the imonline;

members of oneserieswith .only one ond the seme end corresponding side or enen one thereof uppermost end leaves for tbe binder. having corresponding and corn,-

spondingly positioned openings therein .operf-sting toliold tbelenves. lnnlinement on tbeompslmgg-members,of one series independently ovthe'impelingmenibsi's oi tbe other' series, 1

l0.- lln e loose leaf-.binder 1n combmntion with suitable supportingl menne therefor, tworelntively movnbleynnd seperate series of impnling; members for engaging; and holding the leaves, the' im sling; members of `onefseries -unsymmet-rically disposed relotively, tothe impalingmembeis of :the other seriesmis also relatively to the opposite edgesof leavesadapted to use in the binder adjacent to their buck edges whereby leaves, havingopenings therein correspondingly conformed end positioned to receive the impalingmembers of both series, muy be nsertedthereover-with only one :ind the sume nndcorresponding side of escii one thc-reelz nopcrmostfnnd over the imonline; mei bers oi' one seeiesonly with-tbe imnsling inembers-o seid one series engaging in the open ings correspondingly positioned therefor sind 'leaves for the binder lmving correspondwhereby leaves;l

. movable plates each carrying correspondingfand corresponding receive ally the posts may @..El' .Al/AMABLE CGP" ing: correspondingly positioned' opencries -independentlycot thef impaling mem- .'bers ofthe otherl series. U t

il. In a.=loose'=le a bi dertwo relatively mevableplates-eaoh carrying' impalingvosts Yfor engaging land* holding' paling -posts .funsymmetric'a'lly :"fdsposed having`A correspondingL and correspondingly y'positioned openingslthere in,v may be' i insertedj thereover with 1 only one and the same and-corresponding side 'ofeach onethereof uppermost.

i l2. n aloose-'leaf -binder tworelatively movable plates each carryin impalingdposts for engaging and holding eaves, sai =im paling lposts. unsymmetrically @disposed `@hereby 4leaveshaving corresponding and correspondingly positioned-openings therein, may `ble-'inserted inaalinement t ereover with only one and the same and correspondside of each one thereof uppermost. i3. 'in a loose-lest` binder twfoi relatively limpaling posts for engaging and-holding leaves, theimpal#l ingposts carriedlby one plateumsymmetrically disposedrelst-ivelyto' the posts carried .oyf theotherplate fwhereby leaves having A posi-` tioned o eningsfth'erein,vmay Ebej'linserted overall t epostswith onlyone and the same and: correspondingsidejofeach` one thereof uppermost. 'we p le. n- 5 aloose-z leaf binder two' relatively movable plates each carrying-impaling posts for engaging and holding` leaves, the impalingl posts carried bylone plate unsymmetri cally Adis riedby t enotherhplate'land also-relatively to lthe i opposite :edges of leaves adapted to use infthe-bind'er 'adjacent tbwtheir'ba'ck edges whereby leaves, y having corresponding and correspondingly npostione'dA openinvs therein to receive the posts carriedby boti plates, may ybev inserted in alinement over the posts' carried byvone'ot `the-plates with only one yand -thei Isame 'andi corresponding side offeach-.one thereofu permost. f i' quinze.

movableplates each-carrying impalinp; posts -for engaging and holdinpg`- leavespthe impalin g: posts carriedy by one'- -platefunsymmetrically disposed relatively to the posts 'carried by the other plate and also relatively to the opposite edges of leaves adapted tovuse in the hinder adjacent to their back edges whereby leaves,- having. correspoiidingeand; corre spondngly positioned openings therein to over with onlyone'and the sameandicorrespending side of each one *thereoii uppermost and-overthe impaling posts carrieda-byi'one of such plates only with the impaling posts carried by said one of such plates engaging i i nose osed f relativelylito 'the posts 'carv` be inserted .therein the openings correspondingly positioned therefore@ '-'16.-lin`*a 'looseleaf binder in combination with 4suitalole supporting*l means ther threelormore impaling members unsym metricslly disposedlwhereby' a leai:` having corres ending and correspondingly posi tiene y openings therein to' receive the impaiinjmembers maybe inserted thereover with on y 'one side thereofu'ppermost i ,17. ln a looseleaf binder in combination with suitable supporting means therefor, three -orl more impalinfr members unsymmetricallydisposed and `leaves having correspendingv and correspondingly positioned openings-therein and-adapted to be inserted. over 'the-'impaling members with only one andthe `same andi corresponding side ot each one thereof u permost.

' 18. A leafjfor al i three or more openings therein unsymmetrically disposedwhereby such leaf may be in* sertedover 'corresponding and correspond- 1n ly. positionedv impaling members with jon y one side thereof uppermost.

y19:,y ln a loose leaf binder Iin combination with suitable supporting means therefor, three or more 'impaling members disposed unsymmetrically '1 and out of alinement, .whereby a'lea-having corresponding and correspondingly.positioned openings therein to receivetheimpaling members may be insorted thereover Withonly one side thereof uppermost.- I i 20. ln a with' suitable supporting means therefor, three or! more impaling `members disposed. i unsymmetricsllyand out of alineinentv `leaves havingA corresponding and corro spondingly ositioned openings therein and adapted to e inserted over the impaling members with corresponding side of each one thereof nppermost.

three or more openings therein disposed unsymmetrically and out of alinement Wherebysuch leal.E maybe inserted over correspending: and correspondingly positioned impalinp; fmemloers'wit only one side thereof uppermost.

w22; na loose leaf binder iu combination withsuitable sup orting means therefor, n. plurality of impe ing members disposed nnsymmetrically and with no three of sach impaling members disposed in alinemont. whereby a leaf having corresponding and i correspondingly positioned openings thereinto receive the impaling members may of uppermost.A

, I23. In a-loose leaf binder in combination. -withsuitable supporting means therefor, plurality of impallng members dis osed symmetrically and with n0 three o such imoose leaf binder having loose leaf binder inl combination only one'and thessme and 21. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having "ilisertedi-thereover.with only one side therepaling members disposed in alinement and leaves having corresponding and correspondingly positioned openings therein and adapted to be inserted over the impaling members with only one and the same and corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost.

24. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having a plurality of openings therein unsymmetrically isposed and with no three of such openings disposed in alinement whereby such leaf may be inserted over corresponding and correspondingly positioned impaling members with only one side thereof uppermost.

25. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having at least four openings therein unsymmetrically disposed whereby a plurality of such leaves may beinserted over corresponding and correspondingly positioned impaling members and whereby also such leaves may be inserted over and held in alinement by two of such impaling members, with only one and the same and corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost.

26. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having at least four openings therein unsymmetri- Gally disposed whereby a plurality of such leaves may be inserted over corresponding and correspondingly positioned impaling members with only one and the same and corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost, two of such openings positioned to receive only the two correspondingly positioned ones of such impaling members.

27. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having at least four openings therein disposed unsymmetrically and out of alinement whereby such leaf may be inserted over corresponding and correspondingly positioned impaling members with only one side thereof uppermost and whereby also a plurality of such leaves may be inserted over and held in alinement by two of such impaling members with only one and the same and corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost.

28. A leaf for a loose leaf binder having at least four openings therein disposed unsymmetrically and out of alinement whereby a plurality of such leaves may be inserted over corresponding and correspondingly positioned impaling members with only one and the same and corresponding side of each one thereof uppermost, two of such openings positioned to receive only the two correspondingly positioned ones of such impaling members.

WM. H. COOLEY. Witnesses:

MARTHA M. NELSON, OsBoRNE F. GURNEY.

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